Sowbug
Ingredients:
Hook: straight shank #20 – 12, weighted with flattened wire
Thread: tan or olive
Rib: fine black wire
Shell: dark holographic tinsel
Body: gray buggy dubbing
Directions:
Weight the hook and wrap heavily with thread
Flatten weighting wire with pliers to achieve a flat body
Tie in fine black wire at hook bend for ribbing
Tie in holographic tinsel at hook bend for shell
Dubb body
Pull tinsel up over body and spiral wrap with rib wire
Tie in tinsel and wire behind hook eye. Trim out extra tinsel, helicopter off extra wire
Wrap a head, whip finish, head cement
Tease out dubbing fibers to each side and trim even
Notice the scud presented as a comparison to the sowbug at the end. One of its segment wires is in an awkward position. That was part of a tying class teaching moment as I corrected it with a flick of a bodkin. Now the class members know how to correct some of their mistakes.